Cast announced for "The Secret Garden" - Willows Theatre
By: Leanna Yip
The Willows Theatre Company presents
Music by Lucy Simon
Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Directed by Andrew Holtz
Playing February 19 - March 25, 2007 This classic story has enchanted children since its publication in 1911. An orphaned 11-year-old girl finds wonder, friendship and redemption in an abandoned secret garden on her reclusive uncle's Yorkshire estate. Flashbacks, dream sequences, a strolling chorus of ghosts, and some of the most beautiful music ever written for the stage will delight children and grown-ups alike.
Lily: Elizabeth Hunter The Secret Garden
Book & Lyrics by Marsha NormanMusic by Lucy Simon
Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Directed by Andrew Holtz
Playing February 19 - March 25, 2007 This classic story has enchanted children since its publication in 1911. An orphaned 11-year-old girl finds wonder, friendship and redemption in an abandoned secret garden on her reclusive uncle's Yorkshire estate. Flashbacks, dream sequences, a strolling chorus of ghosts, and some of the most beautiful music ever written for the stage will delight children and grown-ups alike.
Mary: Hannah Rose Kornfeld/Katy Corbus
Rose: Laura Pedersen-Schulz
Albert: Sebastian Romeo
Archibald: Russ Lorenson
Neville: Mark Farrell*
Mrs. Medlock: Lucinda Hitchcock Cone*
Martha: Kristin Stokes*
Dickon: Jeff Bryant
Ben: Rick Williams
Colin: Jacob Ben-Shmuel/Matthew Dragicevic Ensemble: Laura Benitez, Meghan Burke, Steven Durflinger, Gary Foley, Megan Gonzalez, Julie Holland, Michelle Mills, Ron Pickett, Blake Rosier
Director: Andrew Holtz
Musical Staging & Choreography: Dan Uroff
Scenic Design: Peter Crompton
Lighting Design: Robert Anderson
Costume Design: Christine Crook
Sound Design: Sean McStravick
Properties Design Shaun Carroll
Production Stage Manager: Karen Szpaller* *Member, Actors' Equity Association
Previews: Monday-Wednesday, February 19-21, 2007
Opening: Friday, February 23, 2007
Closing: Sunday, March 25, 2007 Performance times: Wednesdays & Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. with matinees Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. TICKETS: $33-$38; discounts for Preview performances, seniors (65+), students (6-18), and groups (10+). WHERE: The Willows Theatre is located at 1975 Diamond Blvd. next to CompUSA and REI in the Willows Shopping Center in Concord, across the street from the Concord Hilton and one block east of the Willow Pass Road exit off Highway 680. The theatre box office and will-call window, located in the theater lobby, opens one hour prior to each performance.
- per a press release from The Willows Theatre Company
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